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California has the largest homeless population in the nation, with more than 180,000 of the estimated 653,000 people experiencing homelessness nationwide residing in the Golden State, according to ...
California also saw no huge surge in homelessness beyond the depressing upward trend line of past years, something Mercatus Center researcher Salim Furth says "suggests that migrants have options ...
(The Center Square) - Newly released federal data says California’s homeless population grew to 187,084 at the start of 2024, up from 181,399 in 2023, raising questions about the efficacy of the ...
This represents about 3% of hospital encounters in California hospitals. [16] Among homeless adults in California, 45% describe their health as "poor or fair," and 60% report having a chronic disease. [2]: 54 In March 2019 The Atlantic reported on outbreaks of tuberculosis and typhus in homeless shelters throughout California. These outbreaks ...
Former state assemblyman Mike Gatto, in a 2018 opinion piece, proposed that a new form of detention be created as a method to force mentally ill homeless people and those with a substance use problem (who make up two-thirds of California's homeless population) off the streets and into treatment. [105]
Immigrants are California's lifeblood. With the mass deportation on the horizon, it's more important than ever to support immigrants and recognize the vital role they play in our society.
Mexicans made up 52% of all undocumented immigrants in 2014. There were 5.8 million Mexican undocumented immigrants living in the US that year, down from 6.4 million in 2009, according to the latest Pew Research Center estimates. [7] California, Texas, Florida, New York, New Jersey and Illinois accounted for 59% of undocumented immigrants in ...
In 2022, the county received just under $100,000 per year for permanent supportive housing from the feds, said Jennifer Palmer, the county's director of housing and homeless services. Now, they ...